Chapter 939 Jin's 3 points

Chapter 939 Jin's 3 points

Chapter 939: Jin's Three Points
Taibao Pan Tao is about to return to Pingyang and Luoyang.

The Fourth Battalion of the Yellow Head Army had just delivered food, fodder, gold and silk to Chang'an and was about to return. After receiving the order, they rested for two days and prepared to lead a group of civilians eastward.

Fifteen thousand surrendered Xiongnu soldiers and their families, totaling more than 70,000, will be relocated to Guandong as civilians, and they will be escorted by them.

In addition, nearly 20,000 households of Hu and Han captives and fake officials were liquidated and reduced to slaves, with a total number of more than 100,000 - and this number continues to increase.

This group of people was temporarily stationed in the Acheng area, under the guard of 8,000 Qiang soldiers under Yao Yi Zhong's command, and would be sent away after some time.

If nothing unexpected happens, these people will become the military forces and be dispersed in various counties.

On the 28th, Jin Zhun, the General in Charge of Protecting the Xiongnu, arrived in Acheng and inspected the camp.

It was early morning, and smoke was rising from inside and outside Acheng.

The city had already been packed with people, and there were shacks outside the city. Crowds of people were crowded together, carefully cooking porridge with corn that had fallen from the sky.

These people were mainly Tuge and Huyan, with some Jin people and miscellaneous Hu people. Most of the leaders were dead, either on the battlefield or in a coup.

In recent days, Jin Zhun took the opportunity to capture and surrender people to kill a group of people, and the rest are basically in a state of disunity.

They didn't have to become slaves, but King Liang needed a large number of people to serve as soldiers for the palace, so their fate was doomed.

"Jin Zhun, what are you doing here?" Yao Yizhong, who had just returned from patrolling the camp, asked while sitting on his horse with a spear in hand.

Hundreds of riders followed behind him, and under the saddles of dozens of riders in front of him hung bloody human heads, which were still dripping with blood, obviously having just been chopped off.

Jin Zhun was a little unhappy again.

It was he who proposed to demote these Xiongnu tribesmen into slavery, and he also killed quite a few troublemakers, but the question is, Yao Laoqiang, how dare you kill them?
His attitude is very rude and he always calls him "ru". Don't you know that many people call him "Mr. Jin" or "Mr. Ming"?

"I'm here to inspect the camp and see how Tuge, Huyan and other troops are doing." Jin Zhun said.

"I have finished my patrol, you don't need to worry about it." Yao Yizhong said: "Besides, do you think they want to see you?"

After saying that, he laughed and rode away.

Hundreds of riders followed closely behind, disappearing into the morning mist.

Jin Zhun flicked his sleeves and, surrounded by his entourage of bodyguards, began to walk around the outskirts of the camp.

Sure enough, Yao Yi Zhong was right. It would be better for Jin Zhun not to come here.

Everywhere he looked, he saw many people glaring at him or even cursing him secretly.

Jin Zhun pretended not to see or hear anything, and just patrolled silently until the sun was high in the sky before leaving.

While patrolling the camp, he even saw a group of new prisoners.

After a little inquiry, it turned out that the Di, Qiang and Hu tribes who refused to surrender were defeated by General Jin Zheng in Xinping and Fufeng areas.

According to the captives, Jin Zheng was cruel and ruthless. He not only beat them, but also beat the Tuoba Xianbei who were still looting.

Jin Zhun was shocked when he heard this, and then felt a little confused.

Jin Zheng and Tuoba are fighting. Logically, it shouldn't matter who wins or loses. Why is he suddenly worried?

After leaving Acheng, he rode quickly back to Chang'an and then requested to enter the palace for an audience.

The Jin clan is still stable, with a population of more than 30,000 people.

In recent days, Jin Zhun has also contacted some Xiongnu clans and even small tribes scattered in various counties, and has gained more than 20,000 people.

These are the people who will join the Jin tribe in the future, and we need to determine their pastures and farmland.

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When Jin Zhun entered the Jianzhang Palace for an audience, a group of Guanzhong gentry happened to come out.

He knew the leader, it was Guanglu Doctor Hu Xun.

When Hu Xun saw him, he apologized to everyone and asked them to leave first. He then brought Xin Shu, Jiang Ying, You Ziyuan and Hu Song to say hello.

Fu Zan of the Beidi Fu family nodded slightly to Jin Zhun and left.

There seemed to be people from the Wei and Du families following him, but they didn't look at Jin Zhun much and simply ignored him.

"Do you hope to be better than an old man like you?" Hu Xun said with a smile.

"Why are you joking? I want to go in and see King Liang." Jin Zhun said, "You came out with a happy look on your face, so I guess you have been entrusted with an important task?"

"The situation in Guanxi is complicated. If King Liang wants long-term stability, he must 'get the right people' and 'use the right people'." Hu Xun said with a faint smile.

The Hu family is one of the five stable families (Liang, Huangfu, Xi, Cheng, and Hu).

During the Cao Wei era, Hu Zun and Guo Huai guarded the border together and fought against Zhuge Liang many times. Later, he followed the expedition to Liaodong and was considered a member of Sima Yi's old army. Before his death, he was promoted to General Wei.

His son Hu Fen was promoted to the rank of General of the Zhen Army. When Liu Meng of the Xiongnu rebelled, the emperor ordered Hu Fen to be the military supervisor and supervise the troops to fight against the rebels.

Hu Fen invited Lu Fan, the general of cavalry and leader of the Huangshi Tugehu, to defeat Liu Meng.

Hu Fen's daughter Hu Fang was also Sima Yan's concubine and was extremely favored.

However, this was also the last glory of the Hu family. Looking at the official records of their family members, most of those with more power were in office thirty years ago.

In other words, this family has been declining over the past thirty years, so much so that when the Huns attacked Guanzhong, they had many ulterior motives. They first did not save Chang'an and watched the Guanzhong heroes fail, which harmed the interests of the Liang family and their in-laws, the Suo family.

When Sima Bao occupied Qinzhou, Hu Song was his general. He also instigated Huang Shitu's tribe and Lu Songduo to revolt and join Sima Bao.

Of course, in the end they were all defeated.

After the defeat, he quickly changed his allegiance. The Huns did not hold grudges against him and appointed Hu Xun as Guanglu Dafu, and Hu Song also held the position of general.

The reason is actually very simple. There are a lot of Hu people in Anding, Xinping, Nangan and Lueyang.

The Han noble families had close relations with them. For example, the Anding Hu family was able to instigate the Tugelu family to rise up in rebellion more than once. The Xiutu Jin family, the Liang family, and the Huangfu family also had close relations with them.

The Lushui Hu and some Di and Qiang people had frequent contacts with the Liang family.

These Han aristocratic families in the border areas and the Hu chieftains have a mutually beneficial symbiotic relationship. When the imperial court sends troops to fight, if you are called upon, you are often required to lead your troops, and at this time you can bring the Hu people along.

After making military achievements, you are required to recommend the merits to the chieftains of the Hu people and provide them with official conveniences on a daily basis.

Just like the two collaborations between the Hu family of Anding and the Tugelu family, there is also an unclear relationship between the Wang family of Taiyuan and the Tugeliu family.

However, ever since the Tugelu family was cheated, they have distanced themselves from the Anding Hu family.

Lu Songduo fled to Longxi and did not dare to return home. The other sons of the Lu family attached themselves to Jin Zhun and were used by him, so the relationship between Hu Xun and Hu Song and him was very delicate.

At this time, Jin Zhun heard Hu Xun's somewhat complacent boasting and sneered secretly.

He remembered that King Liang once asked him what would happen if he took action against the Henan gentry.

Haha, he even wants to move against the Henan gentry, so what are the Xizhou gentry?
"What position will Mr. Hu be given?" Jin Zhun asked calmly.

"Shaoqing of Sinong Temple (rank five)."

"Compared with Guanglu Dafu, he is much inferior." Jin Zhun said.

The smile on Hu Xun's face faded, and he said, "But he is not as good as the Lieutenant General who protects the Xiongnu."

He deliberately emphasized the word "protect", obviously meaning sarcasm.

Jin Zhun ignored him and asked other people one by one.

They didn't hide it and told everyone about it.

You Ziyuan remained as the prefect of Fengyi, Jiang Ying was appointed as the official in charge of Yongzhou, Xin Shu was appointed as the secretary of the Zhenxi Shogunate, and Hu Song was appointed as the governor of the Zhenxi Shogunate.

Through them, Jin Zhun also learned that Fu Zhan was appointed as the Imperial Censor, the former Junyi Ling Fu Chang was appointed as the Chief Clerk of Zhenxi, and Wang Guang was still the Secretary of the Imperial Secretariat...

When Jin Zhun heard the news, he became alert: he seemed to be too isolated.

The Hu people in Guanzhong had an average or even hostile relationship with him, and the Jin nobles did not treat him very well either, so he was not well-informed about the news.

How could this happen? It seemed to be caused by me.

After a few polite words, Jin Zhun was summoned inside.

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"Pingyang urged me to return, but it is difficult to do so in a short time. Qinzhou has not been conquered yet, and the various tribes have just joined, so the people's hearts are in chaos." When Shao Xun saw Jin Zhun come in, he nodded, pointed to the couch beside him, and continued to discuss matters with Zhang Bin, Yang Man and others.

"Your Majesty, although Shi Wu's surname is Shi, he is a usurper of the throne of the Xiongnu. He is called Xiongnu, but he is actually the Yuezhi." Zhang Bin said, "It is difficult for Shi Le to be accepted if he seeks refuge with him."

Why did Shi Le join Shi Wu? The only reason was that they were of similar species.

To put it bluntly, Shi Le was a Hu from the Western Regions, and Shi Wu was a descendant of the Dayuezhi, both of them were Caucasians.

Most of the tens of thousands of tribes led by Shi Wu were white people, sometimes even called Jie people, but he called himself "King Xiutu", obviously wanting to inherit the title of the Xiongnu king - historically, it was mostly nobles appointed by the Xiongnu Chanyu to be the King of Xiutu, and they were not allowed to nominate one from within.

After Liu Han used both suppression and appeasement to subdue Shi Wu, he was unwilling to give him the title of "King Xiu Tu", but instead conferred him the title of "King Jiuquan". This shows that even today, some famous weapons are still very useful.

"General Jin has already sent troops to Anding. Your Majesty may wish to wait for a while to see how the war turns out before making any plans." Zhang Bin added, "Even if these people surrender, they cannot stay in Qinzhou and must move away."

Shao Xun nodded, then looked at Jin Zhun and said, "Do you have any strategy?"

Jin Zhun thought for a moment and said, "Shi Wu surrendered not long ago. He once attacked Chen An for Liu Han and defeated him. Liu Can was pleased and appointed him as the envoy with imperial seals, the commander-in-chief of the military affairs of the miscellaneous tribes in Qinzhou and Longshang, the general of Pingxi, the governor of Qinzhou, and the king of Jiuquan. In my opinion, if the tribes in Longshang had not been relocated on a large scale, Shi Wu would never have been in power. If the king wants to attack him, I am willing to send troops to help."

"Oh? Send troops to help?" Shao Xun was surprised: "Have you organized the troops?"

"The Jin family's headquarters is in Anding. We can select 7,000 victorious soldiers and have my brother Kang lead them." Jin Zhun said.

Shao Xun laughed and said, "So that's what you were thinking. Don't worry, I've already given Anding an order to return your people to me, don't worry. You mentioned this matter, your niece came to ask me first, and now you come."

"What?" Jin Zhun felt his head buzzing.

Shao Xun glanced at him and said, "Your niece is in Changle Palace."

"Who asked her to come?" Jin Zhun asked subconsciously.

Shao Xun looked at him quietly, somewhat unhappy, and said, "Why do you keep asking so many questions?"

Jin Zhun's heart sank and he felt a little humiliated.

"I intend to appoint Jin Kang as the commander of Sangcheng Town and attack Qinzhou." Shao Xun continued, "Give him some of the stable tribes. If he goes to Qinzhou to recruit the tribesmen to surrender, that's his ability, don't bother with it. Jin Ming can be the commander of Caobi (now Caobi Town, northwest of Qianyang County), and you can also give him some of the tribesmen. You have gathered a lot of people these days, right? Don't be reluctant to let them go."

"Yes." Jin Zhun responded with difficulty.

Shao Xun looked at him and asked again: "Are you unhappy about the Jin family's three-point division?"

"I dare not." Jin Zhun replied.

"Do you know who came up with this plan?" Shao Xun asked again.

"I don't know."

"It's your good daughter Jin Yuehua." Shao Xun said, "I think she is much smarter than you."

Jin Zhun was shocked.

He really didn't expect that his daughter would actually advise breaking up the Jin tribe. This was really a betrayal.

However, after calming down, Jin Zhun felt that maybe it wasn't a bad thing.

It’s just that this was suggested by his daughter, which made it a little hard for him to accept.

"You should handle this matter in the next few days." Shao Xun said, "There are many complicated things in Guanxi, so you should also take some responsibility. I will not leave until these things are dealt with."

After that, he ignored him and gave Lu Chen an order: "Order Luoyang to send an envoy to Chang'an. Once Qinzhou is pacified, immediately go to Liangzhou. Send a letter to Wang Taiwei. Luoyang can hold a few talks to spread the news first. In the court, find a few officials below the fifth rank and bring up the matter."

Then he glanced at Jin Zhun and went straight to the harem.

Jin Zhun looked uncertain, and when he was about to leave, he was stopped by Huang Zheng: "General Jin, please follow me."

(End of this chapter)